Duplicates
The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
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MOURC Proceedings Archive - Stilts, Avocets |
Accepted Duplicates | |
| This is the 1981 to present Records Committee Proceedings archive for The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The last 2 years are available to MOU members. |
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| Species: Stilts, Avocets |
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Black-necked Stilt |
| Black-necked Stilt (C) (Himantopus mexicanus) | Start Date 1987-01-01 | ||||||||
| Ref | First | Last | Location | County | 2 | 3 | Comment | Status | |
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| 1 | 62:12 | 1989-04-23 | 1989-04-25 | Roseau River W.M.A. | Roseau | (vote 10-0; The Loon 61:197). | Accepted | ||
| 2 | MOU | 1989-07-12 | 1989-07-19 | near Alberta (County Road 9) | Stevens | The Loon 61:139 | Accepted | ||
| 3 | 65:33 | 1992-06-04 | Bloomington | Hennepin | (vote 7-0; The Loon 64:166-167). | Accepted | |||
| 4 | 72:164 | 2000-05-24 | Pierce L. | Martin | (record #2000-50, vote 7–0). | Accepted | |||
| 5 | 75:160 | 2003-05-25 | near Montrose | Wright | (record #2003-28, vote 6–1). The observer apparently was inexperienced with this species and his description is brief, but the documentation adequately describes a species which is very distinctive and difficult to confuse with any other. | Accepted | |||
| 6 | 76:152 | 2004-04-14 | Lakeside Park, Mounds View | Anoka | Ramsey | (record #2004-014, vote 7–0). | Accepted | ||
| 7 | 76:152 | 2004-05-16 | 2004-05-27 | Belle Plaine wastewater treatment ponds | Scott | (record #2004-015, vote 7–0). Each of these three birds was documented separately by written details and each was photographed separately by the same photographer. | Accepted | ||
| 8 | 76:152 | 2004-05-16 | 2004-05-17 | Spindler's Pond, Rice Lake State Park | Scott | (record #2004-016, vote 7–0 for one individual, vote 6–1 for all three). This record was documented by a written description of one bird and several photographs, but only one bird was depicted in each image and it was unclear how many different individuals were actually photographed. This highlights one of several problems that may occur when records are documented by physical evidence but not supported by adequate written documentation. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2004-05-16 | 2004-05-27 | Scott | 5/16-27 Scott (ninth state record) (first county record) Dramatic and unprecedented influx of eight birds in four locations: 4/14 Anoka/Ramsey (record-early at Lakeside Park, Mounds View) †AXH, 5/16–17 Steele (3 at Spindler's Pond near Rice Lake S.P.) GJ, ph. †PWP, ph. JJS, 5/16–27 Scott (3 at Belle Plaine W.T.P.) †WCM, ph. AXH, †CBr, †PHS, m.obs., 5/18 Kandiyohi (NW of Lake Lillian) †RSF. | |||||
| 9 | MOU | 2004-05-16 | 2004-05-17 | Spindler's Pond, Rice Lake State Park | Steele | The Loon 76:152 The proceedings indicate Scott, but it should be Steele. | Accepted | ||
| 10 | 76:152 | 2004-05-18 | Lake Lillian Township | Kandiyohi | (record #2004-031, vote 6–1). A brief written description of this distinctive species satisfied all but one committee member. Collectively, these four records almost doubled the number of Accepted records of this species in the state. | Accepted | |||
| 11 | 81:7 | 2004-06-02 | Lake Osakis | Todd | (record #2008-037, vote 7–0). Diagnostic images confirming this fouryearold record surfaced when this site was nominated as an Important Bird Area. | Accepted | |||
| 12 | 77:169 | 2005-04-21 | 2005-04-24 | Centennial W.P.A. | Big Stone | (record #2005009, vote 7–0). | Accepted | ||
| 13 | 77:169 | 2005-05-08 | 2005-05-10 | Spindler's Pond, Rice Lake State Park | Steele | (record #2005-015, vote 7–0). Of interest was its possible relationship to three adults at Spindler's Pond 16–17 May 2004 (The Loon 76:197, 77:49). | Accepted | ||
| 14 | 78:126 | 2006-05-27 | Carlos Avery W.M.A. | Anoka | (record #2006-055, vote 7–0 for each of two adults). | Accepted | |||
| 15 | 79:123 | 2007-05-26 | Hills | Rock | (record #2007-032, vote 7–0). Thirteenth state record and the tenth so far this decade. | Accepted | |||
| 16 | 81:7 | 2008-05-11 | near Willmar | Kandiyohi | (record #2008056, vote 6–1). | Accepted | |||
| 17 | 82:103 | 2010-05-15 | two adults in Milford Township | Brown | (record #2010-020, vote 7–0 for each individual). First county record. Both birds photographed. | Accepted | |||
| 18 | 82:103 | 2010-05-23 | female at Dahl Pool, Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge | Marshall | (record #2010-016, vote 7–0). First county record and first refuge record. Photographed. There are now 17 records of this species in Minnesota. | Accepted | |||
| 19 | 84:107 | 2012-04-15 | Long Meadow Lake | Hennepin | (record #2012-006, vote 7–0). This record is exceedingly well-documented with photos and descriptions from numerous observers. First spring record for Hennepin County. Adult, photographed. | Accepted | |||
| 20 | 84:107 | 2012-04-20 | 2012-04-23 | Lily Lake | Blue Earth | (record #2012-009, vote 7–0). The photos of this adult are adequate for positive identification. First county record. | Accepted | ||
| 21 | 84:107 | 2012-05-19 | Sleepy Eye wastewater treatment plant | Brown | (record #2012-014, vote 7–0). The photos and descriptions by the two observers of this adult are diagnostic. | Accepted | |||
| 22 | 85:99 | 2013-05-03 | 2013-05-04 | Section 24, Toqua Township | Big Stone | (record #2013034, vote 7–0). Male, photographed. This bird was independently documented at the same location the day after the initial observation. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2013-05-03 | 2013-05-22 | Big Stone | 5/3-4, 22 Big Stone (second county record) Three reports: 5/3–4 Big Stone (Thielke Lake) ph. †BJU, ph. †DLP, 5/10 Steele (Rice Lake S.P.) †DAB, HHD, JWH, 5/22 Big Stone (Thielke Lake) †ASd. | |||||
| 23 | 85:99 | 2013-05-10 | Rice Lake State Park | Steele | (record #2013035, vote 7–0). In spite of the omission of age particulars, the description is convincing. | Accepted | |||
| 24 | 85:99 | 2013-05-22 | Thielke Lake Wildlife Management Area | Big Stone | (record #2013-021, vote 7–0). MOURC generally felt that the description could have been more detailed. | Accepted | |||
| 25 | 86:107 | 2014-05-12 | 2014-05-13 | Minnesota Lake | Faribault | (record #2014-014, Casual, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. First county record. | Accepted | ||
| 26 | 86:107 | 2014-05-14 | 2014-05-15 | Miller Lake | Yellow Medicine | (record #2014-016, Casual, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. | Accepted | ||
| 27 | 86:107 | 2014-05-24 | 2014-06-14 | Herman Wastewater Treatment Plant | Grant | (record #2014-022, Casual, vote 7–0). Pair of breeding adults, photographed. Nest with one egg photographed on 27 May, and four eggs on 1 and 5 June. First county record and first confirmed state nesting record (vote 10–0). | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2014-06-01 | 2014-06-14 | Grant | 6/1-14 Grant (first summer record) Seen 6/1–14 Grant (nesting pair continuing from May, Herman W.T.P.) PSP, AXH, BAb, ph. PEB, JSc, KSw, ph. JPR, m.ob. First state and county breeding record DBM. | |||||
| 28 | 87:95 | 2015-04-25 | 2015-04-26 | Getchell Lake, Oak Township | Stearns | (record #2015-005, vote 7–0). Two birds were photographed, and both were accepted. | Accepted | ||
| 29 | 89:3 | 2016-05-18 | southern edge of the Ottawa Impoundment | Grant | (record #2016-032, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. | Accepted | |||
| 30 | 88:91 | 2016-05-31 | 2016-06-01 | flooded field | Lyon | (record #2016-017, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. First county record. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2016-05-31 | Lyon | 5/31 Lyon (first county record) All reports: 5/18 Grant (1, North Ottawa Impoundment) †DBz, ph. ANy, 5/31 Lyon (1, flooded field near Tracy) DFe, ph. †GWe, m.ob. | ||||||
| avian information | 2016-06-01 | Lyon | 6/1 Lyon (second county record) Seen 6/1 Lyon (continuing from spring, SW of Tracy) KMS, SSc, RBW; 6/16–7/26+ Big Stone (2, intersection of MN 28 and C.R. 61) ph. CoM, ph. JWd, ph. †DWK, ph. †DLP, m.ob.; 7/21+ Jackson (up to nine in two family groups, though two were never documented; original report by Tony Thompson was of one individual at Christiana W.P.A.) ph. †KEm, m.ob. First county breeding record 7/22 Jackson †KEm. | ||||||
| 31 | 89:3 | 2016-06-16 | 2016-08-16 | slough at the intersection of state highway 28 and county road 61 | Big Stone | (record #2016-030, vote 7–0). Two individuals photographed. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2016-06-16 | 2016-07-24 | Big Stone | 6/16-7/24 Big Stone (third county record) Seen 6/1 Lyon (continuing from spring, SW of Tracy) KMS, SSc, RBW; 6/16–7/26+ Big Stone (2, intersection of MN 28 and C.R. 61) ph. CoM, ph. JWd, ph. †DWK, ph. †DLP, m.ob.; 7/21+ Jackson (up to nine in two family groups, though two were never documented; original report by Tony Thompson was of one individual at Christiana W.P.A.) ph. †KEm, m.ob. First county breeding record 7/22 Jackson †KEm. | |||||
| 32 | 89:3 | 2016-07-21 | 2016-08-20 | Christiania W.P.A. | Jackson | (record #2016-031, vote 7–0). First county record and first county breeding record. Four adults were observed on 22 July 2016. Three adults and four young were seen on 20 August 2016; all were accepted. Some of these individuals were photographed. As many as nine individuals may have been present in the immediate vicinity on 28 July 2016 (as reported by one observer), but were not formally documented. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2016-07-21 | 2016-07-31 | Jackson | 7/21-31 Jackson (first county record) Seen 6/1 Lyon (continuing from spring, SW of Tracy) KMS, SSc, RBW; 6/16–7/26+ Big Stone (2, intersection of MN 28 and C.R. 61) ph. CoM, ph. JWd, ph. †DWK, ph. †DLP, m.ob.; 7/21+ Jackson (up to nine in two family groups, though two were never documented; original report by Tony Thompson was of one individual at Christiana W.P.A.) ph. †KEm, m.ob. First county breeding record 7/22 Jackson †KEm. | |||||
| avian information | 2016-08-01 | 2016-08-16 | Big Stone | 8/1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16 Big Stone (fourth county record) Four south reports of this casual species. Two groups were first discovered in the summer: one continuing through 8/16 Big Stone (2, Toqua Twp.) ph. JPR, ph. LiH, m.ob.; the other through 8/20 Jackson (7, as many as three adults and four juveniles reported at Christiana W.P.A.) KEm, ph. JWZ, m.ob. Additional migrants 9/1 Blue Earth (171st St and C.R. 20) ph. RJA,ph. STa, m.ob., 10/16–18 Blue Earth (C.R. 13 east of C.R. 30) †ChH, ph. APi, WCM. | |||||
| avian information | 2016-08-05 | 2016-08-20 | Jackson | 8/5, 6, 20 Jackson (second county record) Four south reports of this casual species. Two groups were first discovered in the summer: one continuing through 8/16 Big Stone (2, Toqua Twp.) ph. JPR, ph. LiH, m.ob.; the other through 8/20 Jackson (7, as many as three adults and four juveniles reported at Christiana W.P.A.) KEm, ph. JWZ, m.ob. Additional migrants 9/1 Blue Earth (171st St and C.R. 20) ph. RJA,ph. STa, m.ob., 10/16–18 Blue Earth (C.R. 13 east of C.R. 30) †ChH, ph. APi, WCM. | |||||
| 33 | 89:3 | 2016-09-01 | near Lake Crystal | Blue Earth | (record #2016-036, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2016-09-01 | 2016-10-18 | Blue Earth | 9/1, 10/16, 18 Blue Earth (second county record) Four south reports of this casual species. Two groups were first discovered in the summer: one continuing through 8/16 Big Stone (2, Toqua Twp.) ph. JPR, ph. LiH, m.ob.; the other through 8/20 Jackson (7, as many as three adults and four juveniles reported at Christiana W.P.A.) KEm, ph. JWZ, m.ob. Additional migrants 9/1 Blue Earth (171st St and C.R. 20) ph. RJA,ph. STa, m.ob., 10/16–18 Blue Earth (C.R. 13 east of C.R. 30) †ChH, ph. APi, WCM. | |||||
| 34 | 89:3 | 2016-10-16 | 2016-10-18 | county road 13 between county roads 30 and 32 | Blue Earth | (record #2016039, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. | Accepted | ||
| 35 | 89:87 | 2017-04-25 | 2017-05-02 | Lone Tree Lake | Lyon | (record #2017-004, vote 7–0). Photographed. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2017-04-27 | Yellow Medicine | 4/27 Yellow Medicine (second county record) All south 4/25–5/2 Lyon/Yellow Medicine (1, Lone Tree Lake) ph. †GWe, ph. HCT, m.ob. (The Loon 89:87–91), 5/9 Blue Earth (1, 557th Ave just north of Maple River W.M.A.) ph. JNe, (2, C.R. 14 near Minnesota Lake) ph. JCF, TDh (The Loon 89:87–91). All north 5/12–13 Grant (max. 2, North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. ALu, ph. WPl, HHD (The Loon 89:87–91). | ||||||
| 36 | 89:87 | 2017-05-09 | County Road 14 north of Minnesota Lake | Blue Earth | (record #2017-005, vote 7–0). Two birds both photographed and accepted. | Accepted | |||
| 37 | 89:87 | 2017-05-12 | 2017-05-13 | North Ottawa Impoundment | Grant | (record #2017-031, vote 7–0). One bird photographed and accepted. During this period as many as two, or possibly three, Black-necked Stilts were reported at the impoundment. However, only very limited details were provided without formal documentation. | Accepted | ||
| 38 | 89:87 | 2017-06-15 | 2017-08-17 | North Ottawa Impoundment | Grant | (record #2017-025, vote 7–0). Two birds both photographed and accepted. It is possible that one of these birds was the same bird as record #2017-031 (see previous); however, an interval of 26 days separates the sightings and there is no specific evidence linking the two records. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2017-06-15 | 2017-07-31 | Grant | 6/15-7/31 Grant (second summer record) Seen 6/15 – 7/31+ Grant (pair, North Ottawa Impoundment) CNn, †PCC, †KRE, ph. m.ob. Copulation was observed and they defended suspected nest area from intrusion by Great Egret and Ring-billed Gulls, but no eggs or young were ever seen. | |||||
| avian information | 2017-08-02 | 2017-08-09 | Grant | 8/2, 9 Grant (third fall record) At least one of a pair from summer continued through 8/9 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) NaH. | |||||
| 39 | 91:3 | 2018-05-04 | 2018-05-12 | North Ottawa Impoundment | Grant | (record #2018-049, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. | Accepted | ||
| 40 | 92:92 | 2018-05-04 | 2018-05-05 | South Landfill Reservoir | Olmsted | (record #2018-067, vote 6–1). Four adults, photographed. First county record. The species' status seems destined for a change as it has occurred in each of the last nine years with a total of 35 records. There is one nesting record from 2014. | Accepted | ||
| 41 | 91:3 | 2018-05-05 | Murdoch Wastewater Treatment Plant | Swift | (record #2018-047, vote 7–0). First county record. Five birds accepted. | Accepted | |||
| 42 | 91:3 | 2018-05-18 | large flooded field next to the Minnesota River; on the west side of 401st Stree | Nicollet | (record #2018053, vote 5–2). First county record. Based on information in the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union's database, there were presumably two individuals although the documentation submitted to the Committee fails to specify the number of individuals. | Accepted | |||
| 43 | 91:3 | 2018-05-18 | 320th Street; about one mile south of Madelia in a flooded field east of state h | Watonwan | (record #2018-050, vote 7–0). First county record, photographed, adult. | Accepted | |||
| 44 | 90:83 | 2018-05-21 | CHS Wetlands | Lyon | (record #2018-021, vote 7–0). | Accepted | |||
| 45 | 92:92 | 2018-05-27 | Pelican Lake | Wright | (record #2018-065, vote 6–1). Adult, photographed. | Accepted | |||
| 46 | 92:3 | 2018-10-14 | 2018-10-17 | North Ottawa Impoundment | Grant | (record #2019-049, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. | Accepted | ||
| 47 | 92:92 | 2018-10-14 | 2018-10-17 | North Ottawa Impoundment | Grant | (record #2018-061, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. | Accepted | ||
| 48 | 91:89 | 2019-04-29 | 2019-05-04 | approximately one-quarter mile north of the intersection of 320th Avenue and Cou | Faribault | (record #2019-009, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. | Accepted | ||
| 49 | 91:89 | 2019-05-03 | the south shore of Lake Byllesby | Goodhue | (record #2019-010, vote 7–0). Adult. First county record. | Accepted | |||
| 50 | 91:89 | 2019-05-16 | St. Martin's Wastewater Treatment Plant | Stearns | (record #2019-018, vote 7–0). Adult. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2020-04-27 | Hennepin | 4/27 Hennepin (third county record) All south: 4/27 Hennepin (2, Colman Lake) ph. JMn, RBW, 5/3 Cottonwood (1, Warren Lake) ph. †JWH, KEm, m.ob., Freeborn (1) ph. †PEJ. | ||||||
| 51 | 92:92 | 2020-05-03 | Warren Lake, Windom | Cottonwood | (record #2020-018, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. New county record. | Accepted | |||
| 52 | 92:92 | 2020-05-03 | Freeborn County (record #2020-019 | Freeborn | (record #2020-019, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. New county record. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2020-05-14 | Faribault | 5/14 Faribault (third county record) All south: 4/27 Hennepin (2, Colman Lake) ph. JMn, RBW, 5/3 Cottonwood (1, Warren Lake) ph. †JWH, KEm, m.ob., Freeborn (1) ph. †PEJ. | ||||||
| 53 | 92:92 | 2020-06-01 | Steele County (record #2020-028 | Steele | (record #2020-028, vote 6–1). Three adults, photographed. | Accepted | |||
| 54 | 92:92 | 2020-06-09 | just south of county road 15 and about one quarter mile west of 425th Avenue | Sibley | (record #2020-040, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. | Accepted | |||
| 55 | 93:47 | 2020-09-26 | Cupp's Slough | Lyon | (record #2020-060, vote 7–0). Four birds were accepted. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2021-04-10 | 2021-05-25 | Sibley | 4/10, 5/23, 24, 25 Sibley (second county record) Fourteen south reports of 20 individuals are the most in any season. All south: 4/10 Sibley (2, High Island Lake) RBW, ph. †WCM, 4/30 Steele (1, Armstrong Wetland Restoration & Straight River marsh) ph. †PEJ, 5/1–2 Carver/Hennepin (1, Rice Lake) ph. †FFa, ph. †EzH, †VRL, †ClB, 5/2 Lyon (1, Lyon/Yellow Medicine Conservation Easement) †RJS, ph. †REn, 5/3 Steele (1, Straight River Marsh) ph. †DBz, LHl, 5/5–15 Steele (up to 3, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) ph. DeW, ph. †PEJ, †PSu, †ClB, 5/6–12 Lyon (1 female, Lone Tree Lake) ph. †RJS, ph. GWe, 5/12 Stearns (1, near Lake Maria) ph. ALu, 5/21 Yellow Medicine (1, Curtis Lake) ph. GWe, VKl, 5/22 Sherburne (2, Sherburne N.W.R.) ph. †FFa, MwT, 5/22–24 Lyon (1 male, Lone Tree Lake) ph. GWe, 5/23–25 Sibley (1, High Island Lake) †DWK, 5/24 Stevens (2, Black Tern Marsh) ph. †DBz, ANy, ph. LiH, 5/26 Washington (2, Paul Hugo Farms W.M.A.) †EzH, ph. †ASu. Most of these sightings were also supported by many other observers with brief, descriptive notes or images placed on ebird. | |||||
| avian information | 2021-05-01 | 2021-05-02 | Carver | 5/1, 2 Carver (first county record) Fourteen south reports of 20 individuals are the most in any season. All south: 4/10 Sibley (2, High Island Lake) RBW, ph. †WCM, 4/30 Steele (1, Armstrong Wetland Restoration & Straight River marsh) ph. †PEJ, 5/1–2 Carver/Hennepin (1, Rice Lake) ph. †FFa, ph. †EzH, †VRL, †ClB, 5/2 Lyon (1, Lyon/Yellow Medicine Conservation Easement) †RJS, ph. †REn, 5/3 Steele (1, Straight River Marsh) ph. †DBz, LHl, 5/5–15 Steele (up to 3, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) ph. DeW, ph. †PEJ, †PSu, †ClB, 5/6–12 Lyon (1 female, Lone Tree Lake) ph. †RJS, ph. GWe, 5/12 Stearns (1, near Lake Maria) ph. ALu, 5/21 Yellow Medicine (1, Curtis Lake) ph. GWe, VKl, 5/22 Sherburne (2, Sherburne N.W.R.) ph. †FFa, MwT, 5/22–24 Lyon (1 male, Lone Tree Lake) ph. GWe, 5/23–25 Sibley (1, High Island Lake) †DWK, 5/24 Stevens (2, Black Tern Marsh) ph. †DBz, ANy, ph. LiH, 5/26 Washington (2, Paul Hugo Farms W.M.A.) †EzH, ph. †ASu. Most of these sightings were also supported by many other observers with brief, descriptive notes or images placed on ebird. | |||||
| avian information | 2021-05-01 | 2021-05-02 | Hennepin | 5/1, 2 Hennepin (fourth county record) Fourteen south reports of 20 individuals are the most in any season. All south: 4/10 Sibley (2, High Island Lake) RBW, ph. †WCM, 4/30 Steele (1, Armstrong Wetland Restoration & Straight River marsh) ph. †PEJ, 5/1–2 Carver/Hennepin (1, Rice Lake) ph. †FFa, ph. †EzH, †VRL, †ClB, 5/2 Lyon (1, Lyon/Yellow Medicine Conservation Easement) †RJS, ph. †REn, 5/3 Steele (1, Straight River Marsh) ph. †DBz, LHl, 5/5–15 Steele (up to 3, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) ph. DeW, ph. †PEJ, †PSu, †ClB, 5/6–12 Lyon (1 female, Lone Tree Lake) ph. †RJS, ph. GWe, 5/12 Stearns (1, near Lake Maria) ph. ALu, 5/21 Yellow Medicine (1, Curtis Lake) ph. GWe, VKl, 5/22 Sherburne (2, Sherburne N.W.R.) ph. †FFa, MwT, 5/22–24 Lyon (1 male, Lone Tree Lake) ph. GWe, 5/23–25 Sibley (1, High Island Lake) †DWK, 5/24 Stevens (2, Black Tern Marsh) ph. †DBz, ANy, ph. LiH, 5/26 Washington (2, Paul Hugo Farms W.M.A.) †EzH, ph. †ASu. Most of these sightings were also supported by many other observers with brief, descriptive notes or images placed on ebird. | |||||
| avian information | 2021-05-02 | 2021-05-24 | Lyon | 5/2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 22, 24 Lyon Fourteen south reports of 20 individuals are the most in any season. All south: 4/10 Sibley (2, High Island Lake) RBW, ph. †WCM, 4/30 Steele (1, Armstrong Wetland Restoration & Straight River marsh) ph. †PEJ, 5/1–2 Carver/Hennepin (1, Rice Lake) ph. †FFa, ph. †EzH, †VRL, †ClB, 5/2 Lyon (1, Lyon/Yellow Medicine Conservation Easement) †RJS, ph. †REn, 5/3 Steele (1, Straight River Marsh) ph. †DBz, LHl, 5/5–15 Steele (up to 3, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) ph. DeW, ph. †PEJ, †PSu, †ClB, 5/6–12 Lyon (1 female, Lone Tree Lake) ph. †RJS, ph. GWe, 5/12 Stearns (1, near Lake Maria) ph. ALu, 5/21 Yellow Medicine (1, Curtis Lake) ph. GWe, VKl, 5/22 Sherburne (2, Sherburne N.W.R.) ph. †FFa, MwT, 5/22–24 Lyon (1 male, Lone Tree Lake) ph. GWe, 5/23–25 Sibley (1, High Island Lake) †DWK, 5/24 Stevens (2, Black Tern Marsh) ph. †DBz, ANy, ph. LiH, 5/26 Washington (2, Paul Hugo Farms W.M.A.) †EzH, ph. †ASu. Most of these sightings were also supported by many other observers with brief, descriptive notes or images placed on ebird. | |||||
| avian information | 2021-05-12 | Stearns | 5/12 Stearns (third county record) Fourteen south reports of 20 individuals are the most in any season. All south: 4/10 Sibley (2, High Island Lake) RBW, ph. †WCM, 4/30 Steele (1, Armstrong Wetland Restoration & Straight River marsh) ph. †PEJ, 5/1–2 Carver/Hennepin (1, Rice Lake) ph. †FFa, ph. †EzH, †VRL, †ClB, 5/2 Lyon (1, Lyon/Yellow Medicine Conservation Easement) †RJS, ph. †REn, 5/3 Steele (1, Straight River Marsh) ph. †DBz, LHl, 5/5–15 Steele (up to 3, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) ph. DeW, ph. †PEJ, †PSu, †ClB, 5/6–12 Lyon (1 female, Lone Tree Lake) ph. †RJS, ph. GWe, 5/12 Stearns (1, near Lake Maria) ph. ALu, 5/21 Yellow Medicine (1, Curtis Lake) ph. GWe, VKl, 5/22 Sherburne (2, Sherburne N.W.R.) ph. †FFa, MwT, 5/22–24 Lyon (1 male, Lone Tree Lake) ph. GWe, 5/23–25 Sibley (1, High Island Lake) †DWK, 5/24 Stevens (2, Black Tern Marsh) ph. †DBz, ANy, ph. LiH, 5/26 Washington (2, Paul Hugo Farms W.M.A.) †EzH, ph. †ASu. Most of these sightings were also supported by many other observers with brief, descriptive notes or images placed on ebird. | ||||||
| avian information | 2021-05-21 | Yellow Medicine | 5/21 Yellow Medicine (third county record) Fourteen south reports of 20 individuals are the most in any season. All south: 4/10 Sibley (2, High Island Lake) RBW, ph. †WCM, 4/30 Steele (1, Armstrong Wetland Restoration & Straight River marsh) ph. †PEJ, 5/1–2 Carver/Hennepin (1, Rice Lake) ph. †FFa, ph. †EzH, †VRL, †ClB, 5/2 Lyon (1, Lyon/Yellow Medicine Conservation Easement) †RJS, ph. †REn, 5/3 Steele (1, Straight River Marsh) ph. †DBz, LHl, 5/5–15 Steele (up to 3, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) ph. DeW, ph. †PEJ, †PSu, †ClB, 5/6–12 Lyon (1 female, Lone Tree Lake) ph. †RJS, ph. GWe, 5/12 Stearns (1, near Lake Maria) ph. ALu, 5/21 Yellow Medicine (1, Curtis Lake) ph. GWe, VKl, 5/22 Sherburne (2, Sherburne N.W.R.) ph. †FFa, MwT, 5/22–24 Lyon (1 male, Lone Tree Lake) ph. GWe, 5/23–25 Sibley (1, High Island Lake) †DWK, 5/24 Stevens (2, Black Tern Marsh) ph. †DBz, ANy, ph. LiH, 5/26 Washington (2, Paul Hugo Farms W.M.A.) †EzH, ph. †ASu. Most of these sightings were also supported by many other observers with brief, descriptive notes or images placed on ebird. | ||||||
| avian information | 2021-05-22 | Sherburne | 5/22 Sherburne (first county record) Fourteen south reports of 20 individuals are the most in any season. All south: 4/10 Sibley (2, High Island Lake) RBW, ph. †WCM, 4/30 Steele (1, Armstrong Wetland Restoration & Straight River marsh) ph. †PEJ, 5/1–2 Carver/Hennepin (1, Rice Lake) ph. †FFa, ph. †EzH, †VRL, †ClB, 5/2 Lyon (1, Lyon/Yellow Medicine Conservation Easement) †RJS, ph. †REn, 5/3 Steele (1, Straight River Marsh) ph. †DBz, LHl, 5/5–15 Steele (up to 3, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) ph. DeW, ph. †PEJ, †PSu, †ClB, 5/6–12 Lyon (1 female, Lone Tree Lake) ph. †RJS, ph. GWe, 5/12 Stearns (1, near Lake Maria) ph. ALu, 5/21 Yellow Medicine (1, Curtis Lake) ph. GWe, VKl, 5/22 Sherburne (2, Sherburne N.W.R.) ph. †FFa, MwT, 5/22–24 Lyon (1 male, Lone Tree Lake) ph. GWe, 5/23–25 Sibley (1, High Island Lake) †DWK, 5/24 Stevens (2, Black Tern Marsh) ph. †DBz, ANy, ph. LiH, 5/26 Washington (2, Paul Hugo Farms W.M.A.) †EzH, ph. †ASu. Most of these sightings were also supported by many other observers with brief, descriptive notes or images placed on ebird. | ||||||
| avian information | 2021-05-24 | Stevens | 5/24 Stevens (second county record) Fourteen south reports of 20 individuals are the most in any season. All south: 4/10 Sibley (2, High Island Lake) RBW, ph. †WCM, 4/30 Steele (1, Armstrong Wetland Restoration & Straight River marsh) ph. †PEJ, 5/1–2 Carver/Hennepin (1, Rice Lake) ph. †FFa, ph. †EzH, †VRL, †ClB, 5/2 Lyon (1, Lyon/Yellow Medicine Conservation Easement) †RJS, ph. †REn, 5/3 Steele (1, Straight River Marsh) ph. †DBz, LHl, 5/5–15 Steele (up to 3, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) ph. DeW, ph. †PEJ, †PSu, †ClB, 5/6–12 Lyon (1 female, Lone Tree Lake) ph. †RJS, ph. GWe, 5/12 Stearns (1, near Lake Maria) ph. ALu, 5/21 Yellow Medicine (1, Curtis Lake) ph. GWe, VKl, 5/22 Sherburne (2, Sherburne N.W.R.) ph. †FFa, MwT, 5/22–24 Lyon (1 male, Lone Tree Lake) ph. GWe, 5/23–25 Sibley (1, High Island Lake) †DWK, 5/24 Stevens (2, Black Tern Marsh) ph. †DBz, ANy, ph. LiH, 5/26 Washington (2, Paul Hugo Farms W.M.A.) †EzH, ph. †ASu. Most of these sightings were also supported by many other observers with brief, descriptive notes or images placed on ebird. | ||||||
| avian information | 2021-05-26 | Washington | 5/26 Washington (first county record) Fourteen south reports of 20 individuals are the most in any season. All south: 4/10 Sibley (2, High Island Lake) RBW, ph. †WCM, 4/30 Steele (1, Armstrong Wetland Restoration & Straight River marsh) ph. †PEJ, 5/1–2 Carver/Hennepin (1, Rice Lake) ph. †FFa, ph. †EzH, †VRL, †ClB, 5/2 Lyon (1, Lyon/Yellow Medicine Conservation Easement) †RJS, ph. †REn, 5/3 Steele (1, Straight River Marsh) ph. †DBz, LHl, 5/5–15 Steele (up to 3, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) ph. DeW, ph. †PEJ, †PSu, †ClB, 5/6–12 Lyon (1 female, Lone Tree Lake) ph. †RJS, ph. GWe, 5/12 Stearns (1, near Lake Maria) ph. ALu, 5/21 Yellow Medicine (1, Curtis Lake) ph. GWe, VKl, 5/22 Sherburne (2, Sherburne N.W.R.) ph. †FFa, MwT, 5/22–24 Lyon (1 male, Lone Tree Lake) ph. GWe, 5/23–25 Sibley (1, High Island Lake) †DWK, 5/24 Stevens (2, Black Tern Marsh) ph. †DBz, ANy, ph. LiH, 5/26 Washington (2, Paul Hugo Farms W.M.A.) †EzH, ph. †ASu. Most of these sightings were also supported by many other observers with brief, descriptive notes or images placed on ebird. | ||||||
| avian information | 2021-08-02 | Swift | 8/2 Swift (second county record) Two south reports of this casual species, both continuing from summer: 8/2–5 Swift (max. 4, Marsh Lake) †DLP, RAE, 8/21 Big Stone (Artichoke Twp.) ph. †GWe. | ||||||
| avian information | 2022-04-17 | 2022-05-23 | Lac qui Parle | 4/17, 21, 5/23 Lac qui Parle (first county record) All south 4/17–21 Lac qui Parle (C.R. 7 and C.R. 30) ph. RoF, ph. †EHi, ebd, 4/23 Cottonwood (4, 410th St.) ph. †KEm, JWH, 5/7–8 Nicollet (2, Nicollet W.T.P.) ChH, ph. †KEm, ChH, m.ob., 5/7–8 Pipestone (Edgerton W.T.P.) †HVD, †LVD, ph. †KEm, m.ob., 5/8 Steele (3, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) †SHo, ebd, 5/12 Wabasha (Weaver) ph. †PEJ, 5/23 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R., West Pool) ph. †MlB, 5/24 Pipestone (Pipestone W.T.P.) ph. ANy, ph. DBz, 5/25 Big Stone (2, C.R. 12 and U.S. 75) ph. †DLP, 5/27 Nobles (Quine Ave.) ph. RZi, KRE, †BTS, m.ob. Two north Douglas 5/2–3 (Osakis W.T.P.) ph. †BLz, m.ob., 5/6 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. PPe. | |||||
| avian information | 2022-04-23 | Cottonwood | 4/23 Cottonwood (second county record) All south 4/17–21 Lac qui Parle (C.R. 7 and C.R. 30) ph. RoF, ph. †EHi, ebd, 4/23 Cottonwood (4, 410th St.) ph. †KEm, JWH, 5/7–8 Nicollet (2, Nicollet W.T.P.) ChH, ph. †KEm, ChH, m.ob., 5/7–8 Pipestone (Edgerton W.T.P.) †HVD, †LVD, ph. †KEm, m.ob., 5/8 Steele (3, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) †SHo, ebd, 5/12 Wabasha (Weaver) ph. †PEJ, 5/23 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R., West Pool) ph. †MlB, 5/24 Pipestone (Pipestone W.T.P.) ph. ANy, ph. DBz, 5/25 Big Stone (2, C.R. 12 and U.S. 75) ph. †DLP, 5/27 Nobles (Quine Ave.) ph. RZi, KRE, †BTS, m.ob. Two north Douglas 5/2–3 (Osakis W.T.P.) ph. †BLz, m.ob., 5/6 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. PPe. | ||||||
| avian information | 2022-05-01 | 2022-05-03 | Douglas | 5/1-3 Douglas (first county record) All south 4/17–21 Lac qui Parle (C.R. 7 and C.R. 30) ph. RoF, ph. †EHi, ebd, 4/23 Cottonwood (4, 410th St.) ph. †KEm, JWH, 5/7–8 Nicollet (2, Nicollet W.T.P.) ChH, ph. †KEm, ChH, m.ob., 5/7–8 Pipestone (Edgerton W.T.P.) †HVD, †LVD, ph. †KEm, m.ob., 5/8 Steele (3, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) †SHo, ebd, 5/12 Wabasha (Weaver) ph. †PEJ, 5/23 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R., West Pool) ph. †MlB, 5/24 Pipestone (Pipestone W.T.P.) ph. ANy, ph. DBz, 5/25 Big Stone (2, C.R. 12 and U.S. 75) ph. †DLP, 5/27 Nobles (Quine Ave.) ph. RZi, KRE, †BTS, m.ob. Two north Douglas 5/2–3 (Osakis W.T.P.) ph. †BLz, m.ob., 5/6 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. PPe. | |||||
| avian information | 2022-05-07 | 2022-05-08 | Nicollet | 5/7-8 Nicollet (second county record) All south 4/17–21 Lac qui Parle (C.R. 7 and C.R. 30) ph. RoF, ph. †EHi, ebd, 4/23 Cottonwood (4, 410th St.) ph. †KEm, JWH, 5/7–8 Nicollet (2, Nicollet W.T.P.) ChH, ph. †KEm, ChH, m.ob., 5/7–8 Pipestone (Edgerton W.T.P.) †HVD, †LVD, ph. †KEm, m.ob., 5/8 Steele (3, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) †SHo, ebd, 5/12 Wabasha (Weaver) ph. †PEJ, 5/23 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R., West Pool) ph. †MlB, 5/24 Pipestone (Pipestone W.T.P.) ph. ANy, ph. DBz, 5/25 Big Stone (2, C.R. 12 and U.S. 75) ph. †DLP, 5/27 Nobles (Quine Ave.) ph. RZi, KRE, †BTS, m.ob. Two north Douglas 5/2–3 (Osakis W.T.P.) ph. †BLz, m.ob., 5/6 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. PPe. | |||||
| avian information | 2022-05-07 | 2022-05-24 | Pipestone | 5/7-8, 24 Pipestone (first county record) All south 4/17–21 Lac qui Parle (C.R. 7 and C.R. 30) ph. RoF, ph. †EHi, ebd, 4/23 Cottonwood (4, 410th St.) ph. †KEm, JWH, 5/7–8 Nicollet (2, Nicollet W.T.P.) ChH, ph. †KEm, ChH, m.ob., 5/7–8 Pipestone (Edgerton W.T.P.) †HVD, †LVD, ph. †KEm, m.ob., 5/8 Steele (3, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) †SHo, ebd, 5/12 Wabasha (Weaver) ph. †PEJ, 5/23 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R., West Pool) ph. †MlB, 5/24 Pipestone (Pipestone W.T.P.) ph. ANy, ph. DBz, 5/25 Big Stone (2, C.R. 12 and U.S. 75) ph. †DLP, 5/27 Nobles (Quine Ave.) ph. RZi, KRE, †BTS, m.ob. Two north Douglas 5/2–3 (Osakis W.T.P.) ph. †BLz, m.ob., 5/6 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. PPe. | |||||
| 56 | 93:115 | 2022-05-08 | Armstrong Wetland Restoration | Steele | (record #2022-109, vote 5–2). Three adults. | Accepted | |||
| avian information | 2022-05-12 | Wabasha | 5/12 Wabasha (first county record) All south 4/17–21 Lac qui Parle (C.R. 7 and C.R. 30) ph. RoF, ph. †EHi, ebd, 4/23 Cottonwood (4, 410th St.) ph. †KEm, JWH, 5/7–8 Nicollet (2, Nicollet W.T.P.) ChH, ph. †KEm, ChH, m.ob., 5/7–8 Pipestone (Edgerton W.T.P.) †HVD, †LVD, ph. †KEm, m.ob., 5/8 Steele (3, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) †SHo, ebd, 5/12 Wabasha (Weaver) ph. †PEJ, 5/23 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R., West Pool) ph. †MlB, 5/24 Pipestone (Pipestone W.T.P.) ph. ANy, ph. DBz, 5/25 Big Stone (2, C.R. 12 and U.S. 75) ph. †DLP, 5/27 Nobles (Quine Ave.) ph. RZi, KRE, †BTS, m.ob. Two north Douglas 5/2–3 (Osakis W.T.P.) ph. †BLz, m.ob., 5/6 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. PPe. | ||||||
| avian information | 2022-05-25 | Big Stone | 5/25 Big Stone (fifth county record) All south 4/17–21 Lac qui Parle (C.R. 7 and C.R. 30) ph. RoF, ph. †EHi, ebd, 4/23 Cottonwood (4, 410th St.) ph. †KEm, JWH, 5/7–8 Nicollet (2, Nicollet W.T.P.) ChH, ph. †KEm, ChH, m.ob., 5/7–8 Pipestone (Edgerton W.T.P.) †HVD, †LVD, ph. †KEm, m.ob., 5/8 Steele (3, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) †SHo, ebd, 5/12 Wabasha (Weaver) ph. †PEJ, 5/23 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R., West Pool) ph. †MlB, 5/24 Pipestone (Pipestone W.T.P.) ph. ANy, ph. DBz, 5/25 Big Stone (2, C.R. 12 and U.S. 75) ph. †DLP, 5/27 Nobles (Quine Ave.) ph. RZi, KRE, †BTS, m.ob. Two north Douglas 5/2–3 (Osakis W.T.P.) ph. †BLz, m.ob., 5/6 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. PPe. | ||||||
| avian information | 2022-05-27 | Nobles | 5/27 Nobles (first county record) All south 4/17–21 Lac qui Parle (C.R. 7 and C.R. 30) ph. RoF, ph. †EHi, ebd, 4/23 Cottonwood (4, 410th St.) ph. †KEm, JWH, 5/7–8 Nicollet (2, Nicollet W.T.P.) ChH, ph. †KEm, ChH, m.ob., 5/7–8 Pipestone (Edgerton W.T.P.) †HVD, †LVD, ph. †KEm, m.ob., 5/8 Steele (3, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) †SHo, ebd, 5/12 Wabasha (Weaver) ph. †PEJ, 5/23 Lac qui Parle (Big Stone N.W.R., West Pool) ph. †MlB, 5/24 Pipestone (Pipestone W.T.P.) ph. ANy, ph. DBz, 5/25 Big Stone (2, C.R. 12 and U.S. 75) ph. †DLP, 5/27 Nobles (Quine Ave.) ph. RZi, KRE, †BTS, m.ob. Two north Douglas 5/2–3 (Osakis W.T.P.) ph. †BLz, m.ob., 5/6 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. PPe. | ||||||
| 57 | 93:115 | 2022-06-01 | Albany sewage ponds | Stearns | (record #2022-060, vote 7–0). Adult. | Accepted | |||
| 58 | 93:115 | 2022-06-26 | 2022-08-14 | county road 61, 0.25 mile north of state highway 28, Graceville | Big Stone | (record #2022-066, vote 7–0). Adult female, photographed. This adult female was probably one of the four birds accepted in (record # 2022-111) below. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2022-06-26 | 2022-07-31 | Big Stone | 6/26, 7/18, 21, 24, 27, 31 Big Stone All reports: 6/1 Stearns (Albany W.T.P.) †PCC, 6/26 – 7/31+ Big Stone (C.R. 61, just N of C.R. 28) ph. †DLP, †EHi, †TWe, 7/23–26 Sibley (Indian Lake W.M.A.) †DWK, m.ob. First county breeding record: 8/3 Big Stone (nesting pair fledged 2 young) DLP. | |||||
| 59 | 93:115 | 2022-07-23 | 2022-07-26 | Indian Lake WMA | Sibley | (record #2022-108, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. | Accepted | ||
| avian information | 2022-08-03 | 2022-08-14 | Big Stone | 8/3, 5, 12, 13, 14 Big Stone (seventh fall record) Two south reports of this casual species: 8/3–14 Big Stone (max. 4, C.R. 61 and C.R. 28, continuing from summer) ph. †DLP, ph. †CRM, m.ob., 8/6 Steele (2, Armstrong Wetland Restoration) †DWK. | |||||
| 60 | 93:115 | 2022-08-06 | Armstrong Wetland Restoration | Steele | (record #2022-110, vote 7–0). Two adults. | Accepted | |||
| 61 | 93:3 | 2023-04-23 | 2023-05-08 | county road 26 south of 320th street, Geneva Lake near Geneva | Freeborn | (record #2023-012, vote 7–0). Adult, photographed. As many as three birds were reported but only one was documented. | Accepted | ||
| 62 | 93:3 | 2023-04-23 | Houston | roads 21 and 16, north of Hokah, (record #2023-011, vote 7–0). First county record. | Accepted | ||||
| 63 | 93:3 | 2023-04-27 | 2023-04-29 | near the intersection of county road 37 Northwest and Minnesota State Highway 5 | Wright | (record #2023-023, vote 7–0). Adult male, photographed. | Accepted | ||
| 64 | 93:3 | 2023-05-07 | Lac qui Parle Lake | Swift | (record #2023-036, vote 7–0). Adult female, photographed. | Accepted | |||
| 65 | 93:3 | 2023-05-07 | 2023-05-13 | Wabasha | Road 24 about 0.6 miles west of county road 76 where the backwater/channel of Robinson Lake crosses the road, Wabasha County (record #2023-035, vote 7–0). Ten birds were accepted with some photographed. | Accepted | |||
| 66 | 93:3 | 2023-05-08 | Carver | Road 32 and Tacoma Avenue, Carver County (record #2023-039, vote 7–0). Pair of adults, photographed. | Accepted | ||||
| 67 | 93:3 | 2023-05-08 | 115th Avenue about one mile south of state highway 95, Greenbush Township | Mille Lacs | (record #2023-037, vote 5–2). Two adults. First county record. | Accepted | |||
| 68 | 93:3 | 2023-05-08 | southeast quadrant of the intersection of Minnesota State Highway 30 and county | Watonwan | (record #2023-040, vote 6–1). Two adults. | Accepted | |||
| 69 | 93:3 | 2023-05-11 | wetland just north of Interstate 94 about halfway between Keats Avenue North an | Washington | (record #2023-042, vote 7–0). Adult photographed. | Accepted | |||
| 70 | 93:3 | 2023-05-15 | near Wilmont, Bloom Township | Nobles | (record #2023-048, vote 7–0). Adult female, photographed. | Accepted | |||
| 71 | 93:3 | 2023-05-16 | near the town of Nicollet just north of Mud Lake and county road 99 | Nicollet | (record #2023-050, vote 7–0). Pair of adults, photographed. | Accepted | |||
| 72 | 93:3 | 2023-05-21 | 2023-05-22 | just southwest of the intersection of county road 8 and 120th Street | Brown | (record #2023-058, vote 7–0). Pair of adults, photographed. | Accepted | ||
| 73 | 93:3 | 2023-05-22 | 2023-05-31 | on county road 18 roughly 0.5 miles east of county road 8 just north of Wood La | Brown | (record #2023-060, vote 7–0). Two adults photographed and were possibly the same birds as the previous record, being only 1.3 miles apart. | Accepted | ||
| Forty-three records: 33 spring, 2 spring-summer, 3 summer, 3 summer-fall, and 2 fall. One breeding record (2014). Recorded in eight of the last ten years, most recently 2018. | |||||||||
| The information in the above table comes from several different sources. The count in column 1 indicates which of the sources is considered the primary source. | ||
| 'Accepted' MOURC entries from The MOURC Proceedings | ||
| 'Not Accepted' or 'Rejected' MOURC entry from The MOURC Proceedings | ||
| Accepted MOU records assembled by David Cahlander | ||
| Sighting records for () | ||
| Avian information from the occurrence maps, in dark red, assembled by Robert Janssen. Seasonal report for the species/season published in The Loon or The Flicker has been added. | ||
| Information from The Loon index assembled by Anthony Hertzel and David Cahlander | ||